Professional Learning
This page is a record of staff professional learning.
Our St Pat's vision states ...
...We identify needs and provide equal opportunities for professional development which builds professional capacity and capability to be engaged and motivated....
This page includes links to videos and reading resources to support staff development and inform our community.
All staff meeting sessions are recognised as Professional Learning (PL) opportunities for staff. We are learning all the time and PL is more than only going offsite to a course. At St Patrick's we provide onsite and offsite opportunities for staff PL . The PL aligns to our School Improvement Plan, our vision and our team actions.
2023
2022
2021
Term 2
Here is a link to the Staff PL Sessions for Term 2 2021
RE Accreditation Papers ( Mr Daidone, Ms Sutton )
Intervention Framework PL Module 2, Module 3 - ALL STAFF
Cyber Safety PL - ALL STAFF Here is a link to a video of the Staff Cyber Safety PL session 5 May 2021
ICT PL Workshops available to ALL STAFF including:
Google Classroom PL - Mrs Yates, Mrs Woods, Mrs Gallagher, Mrs Oliver, Mrs Hadaway, Mrs O'Dwyer, Mrs Lucas, Mrs Verstoep, Mrs Renaudin
FlipGrid PL- Ms La Fontaine, Mrs O'Dwyer, Mrs Oliver, Mr Daidone
SIMON PL - Mrs Woods, Mrs O'Dwyer, Ms La Fontaine ( for Term 3)
CEVN PL - Ms Trott
School Advisory Council - Ms Hawkins, Fr Siby
Wellbeing Network PL - Ms Stokes, Mrs Lucas
Sacramental Planning PL - ALL STAFF
NCCD PL - ALL STAFF
RE Collective PL - Mrs O'Dwyer, Mrs Hills, Ms Hawkins
NAPLAN PL - Ms Guscott, Ms Adcock
RE Network PL - Mrs O'Dwyer, Ms La Fontaine
Maths Enrichment PL - CEM Maths Support Year 3-6 teachers & students
Zart Art Printing PL - Mrs Maddocks
Finance Cluster PL - Kellie
Schools That Deliver Culture Building PL - 2 Closure Days end of Term 2 for ALL STAFF
Term 1
Here is a link to the the Staff PL sessions for Term 1 2021
Intervention Framework Module 1 PL - ALL STAFF
ROSAE Record of Student Adjustment and Evaluation - Mrs Oliver, Nayrie H
RE Collective PL - Ms Adcock, Ms La Fontaine, Mrs Hills, Ms Hawkins
RE Network PL - Ms La Fontaine, Mrs O'Dwyer
SWIF School Wide Improvement Framework PL - Mrs Oliver, Mrs Hills, Ms Hawkins
Smartspelling PL - Ms Trott, Mrs Fogarty, Mrs Yates, Mrs Reid
Peer Tutor Training PL - Ms Stokes, Mrs Oliver, Mrs Lucas
Friendship Saver Training PL - Ms Stokes, Ms Guscott, Mrs Lucas, Ms Stokes, Mr Moran, Mrs Hills
Zart Art Back to Basics PL - Mrs Maddocks
ICON Training PL - Sandra
Capital Grants Workshop PL - Ms Hawkins
First Aid Training PL - Ms Hawkins, Sandra, Mrs Hills, Mrs Oliver, Mr Jones, Ms Stokes, Mrs Reid, Mrs Sutton, Mr Daidone, Mrs O'Dwyer
Schools That Deliver Culture building PL - Closure Day End of Term 1 for ALL STAFF
2020
The main focus in 2020 is around developing a feedback culture.
The arrival of COVID -19 has seen teaching and learning transform online and this site has truly become the interactive link between school and home . All staff are developing their technology skills in real time for an authentic purpose. They have learnt to adapt their planning based on student and parent feedback, to develop teaching videos, to use the Zoom videoconferencing platform to connect face to face with their classes, groups, one to one and with parents.
In the second phase of lockdown during Term 3, the Curriculum and Faith team leaders are leading staff PL to further develop a feedback culture at St Patrick's.
These blogpost provide a summary of the professional learning and staff developments
COVID -19 (Part 1) Fallen Bicycles, shortness of breath and remote learning begins
COVID -19 (Part 2) Our closure Day May 25 Summary of staff responses to key questions, COVID Treadmill reflection
COVID -19 (Part 3) Responding to feedback and the second wave challenges
COVID-19 (Part 4) Parent Feedback Links to our vision and feedback culture.
2019
Principal and E-learning leader attended training through the Alannah and Madeline Foundation to begin the process to become an E-Smart school May 31st 2019
In 2018, we began our whole staff three year Schools that Deliver professional learning focus to bring our vision for engaged and motivated learners to life through effective pedagogy. You can learn about our readiness for the Schools that Deliver network at this link.
Catholic Identity Digital resources from Dr Didier Pollefeyt's September 2017 visit
PowerPoint resources and videos of each of the three presentations given by Professor Didier Pollefeyt during his visit in September 2017 are now available online. The videos are on YouTube and the presentations are on Google Drive.
Session 1: The shift from Relativism and Literal Belief to Post-Critical Belief
Professor Pollefeyt takes us to a deeper understanding of belief as post-critical. Here, belief defends a commitment in and through faith and supports an expression of a ‘new evangelisation’ for new people in new times. Watch this video to find out more about four possible attitudes to the content of belief.
YouTube video: Shifting towards post-critical belief
Full PowerPoint: Shifting towards post-critical belief
Session 2: The shift from Christian Values Education to Recontextualisation
Professor Pollefeyt takes us to a deeper understanding of recontextualisation. Here an understanding of recontextualisation is strongly supported by five criteria, all of which must be present for authentic recontextualisation to occur. Watch this video to check your understanding of recontextualisation and how it is applied in your community.
YouTube video: Shifting from Christian Values Education to Recontextualisation
Full PowerPoint: Shifting from Christian Values Education to Recontextualisation
Session 3: The Shift from the Colourful and Colourless schools to the Dialogue school
Professor Pollefeyt takes us to a deeper understanding of what it means to truly be a dialogue school. He is able to illustrate two different types of dialogue school: the kerygmatic dialogue school and the recontextualising dialogue school. Both types of dialogue school have their positive attributes. Watch this video to find out what kind of dialogue might be practised in your school.
YouTube video: The Shift from the Colourful and Colourless schools to the Dialogue school
Full PowerPoint: The Shift from the Colourful and Colourless schools to the Dialogue school